Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B.L.Wt. 101744-160-55, Anthony Gage, Mass.

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Gage, Anthony Sally
B. L. Mt. 101744-160-55
CONTENTS

318374 Det. Mar 3/55
May 20/62
Sally Gage Wid of Anthony Gage Dad Elisha Gifford Mass Mil War of Revolution
Quincy Goodwin
Suspended.
Lt. Damone E. Cheney.
Sept 15: 1862.
Allowed 160. acres.
Dec. 16. 1862. L. M. Drury Q.M. in charge
Damone E. Cheney Orange Mass

318374
No. ....
Bounty Land Claim.
ACT OF MARCH 3, 1855.
ORIGINAL CLAIM FOR LAND WARRANT.
MRS. Sally Gage
WIDOW OF Anthony Gage
CAPT. Elisha Gifford Co.
Massachusetts Militia.
War 1812. Revolutionary War.
Damon E. Cheney, Atty Orange Massachusetts.

Declaration to be made by a Widow who has never received Bounty Land.
State of Massachusetts  Rhode Island Barnstable  Providence County , ss.
On this Twenty fifth day of June 186 2 , before me a Justice of the Peace, in and for the County and State above named, personally appeared (1) Mrs. Sally Gage aged 83 years, a resident of Smithfield R.I. who being duly sworn according to law, declares that she is the widow of (2)  Anthony Gage who was a (3)  Private , in Captain Elizur Gifford Company of Massachusetts , Militia, commanded by Col. Turner in the war of the Revolution in the war with Great Britain, declared by the United States, on the 18th day of June, 1812. That he (4)  Enlisted at Warwick in the State of Massachusetts on or about the _____ day of _____ 1780 81 and continued in actual service fourteen days, and was honorably discharged at Place to her unknown on or about the _____ day of _____ 1780 81 , and (5)  She further states that her said Husband served several months at one or more times during said war.
She further states that she was married to the said (2)  Anthony Gage at Newport Mass on or about the Third day of March , A. D. 1777  1779 by one Rev. Abner Lewis a _____ that her name, before her said marriage, was Sally Bassett that her said husband died at Smithfield R.I. on the twinty Second day of October 18 81 and she is now a widow. And she further states that she believes there is a public record of her said marriage. (6)
She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the Bounty Land to which she is entitled under the act of March 3d, 1855, and May 14th, 1856, never having received Bounty Land , or knowing that she is entitled except for the above service, and she hereby constitutes and appoints Damon C. Cheney her Attorney with power of substitution to prosecute her claim and procure her warrant. Hereby authorizing and empowering her said attorney to obtain from the proper authorities at Washington City, or elsewhere, certified copies of any Army or Navy records or documents in which her said husband's services may be recorded, and to procure any and all other evidence that may be necessary to establish her claim as fully as if personally present; and revoking and countermanding all former authority that may have been given for the above specified purpose.
(8) Sally Gage mark
Sworn to, subscribed and acknowledged before me, the day and year first above written, and on the same day personally came Sarah Gage and Olive Gage residents of _____ who being duly sworn according to law, declare that they are personally acquainted with Mrs. (1)  Sally Gage widow of (2)  Anthony Gage who has made and subscribed the foregoing declaration, and were acquainted with her and her said husband, and know that they lived together as man and wife, and were so reputed. That she is the widow of the identical (2)  Anthony Gage who performed the military service mentioned in said declaration, and has remained a widow since his death. That their knowledge of his death, and of her widowhood, is derived from (7)  a residence in the same town and an intimate acquaintance in the family, and the above named parties for many years prior to his decease and with his widow until the present time And they further testify that they reside as above stated, and are disinterested in this claim.
(9) Sarah Gage Olive Gage
Sworn to and subscribed before me, and I certify that I am not interested in the claim, or concerned in its prosecution. That I believe the affiants to be credible witnesses, and the claimant is the person she represents herself in said declaration.
(10) Daniel Pearce Justice of the Peace.

State of Rhode Island } ss.  Providence County, }
I, John H. Gardner Clerk of the Supreme Court in and for the County and State above named, do hereby certify that Daniel Pease
Esq., before whom the foregoing affidavits were made, and who has thereunto signed his name, was at the time of so doing a Justice of the Peace for the Town of Smithfield in and for the County and State above named, duly commissioned and sworn, that all his official acts as such are entitled to full faith and credit, and that his signature thereto is genuine.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my name and affixed my official seal this 26 th day of June 186 2
(11) John H. Gardner Clerk
Forwarded by _____
3/18374
No. _____  Bounty Land Claim.
ACT OF MARCH 3, 1855.
ORIGINAL CLAIM FOR LAND WARRANT.
Mrs. Lilly Gage WIDOW OF Anthony Gage Capt. Eliza Gifford Co.  Massachusetts Militia War 1812  Revolutionary War
Damon C. Wheeler Atty Credit  Massachusetts
INSTRUCTIONS.
 1. Claimant's name.  2. Soldier's name.  3. Here specify the service as follows: "in the company commanded by Captain _____ in the _____ regiment of _____ commanded by Colonel _____" or "a _____ on board of the United States ship _____ commanded by _____" or as the case may be.  4. Enlisted, volunteered, was drafted, or shipped.  5. Add: "that she has never before made application for Bounty Land," or "that she made application for Bounty Land for said service, and her claim was rejected, or suspended."  6. The claimant will here state that no public or private record of her marriage exists, or can be obtained, if such is the case. If there is a County, Town, or Church record of the marriage, a duly certified copy of such record must be sent. If there is no public, but a private or family record containing the marriage or the births of children, a copy of such record must be sent, and the magistrate will certify that it is a correct copy of the original. Parol evidence of the marriage or of co-habitation, is not admissible until the absence of record evidence is accounted for. If the testimony of persons who were present at the marriage can be produced, it should be sent, and if such testimony can not be had, the Claimant will so state. This form will not alone be sufficient for the claim, without amendment or additional evidence of the marriage, unless the declarant is unable to present either public or private record evidence of or the testimony of persons who were present, and so states in her declaration.  7. The witnesses will here mention facts and circumstances which induce their knowledge or belief that the husband of the Claimant was the soldier named, that he is dead and that the Claimant is now a widow. The mere statement of witnesses that their knowledge is derived from "personal acquaintance," or a similar statement, is objectionable.  8. Claimant's signature.  9. Signatures of witnesses.  10. Magistrate's signature. The affidavits can be made before a Justice of the Peace, or any other officer authorized to administer oaths for general purposes.  11. Clerk's signature. 
Correspondents sending claims unaccompanied by a letter, will please insert their names in the blanks below the Clerk's Certificate.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
BARNSTABLE, SS.
I, FREDERICK W. CROCKER, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts within and for the County of Barnstable, hereby certify that Obed Brooks Esquire, of Harnick in said County, has been duly appointed, commissioned, qualified, and sworn to act as a Justice of the Peace within and for said County, and that the signature of the said Justice to the Annexed Declaration and Affidavit is to the best of my knowledge and belief, his true and genuine signature,
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Superior Court said Commonwealth this Eight day of July in the year eighteen hundred and sixty two
Fred. W. Crocker Clerk.

State of Mass County of Barnstable Town of Hanover
(a) Marriage Solemnized in Heavercrook March Thirtieth (30) Seventeen hundred & Nine by Rev. Alvin Jones Anthony Gage & Sally Basset born at Heavercrook
I CERTIFY that the above is a true copy of the record, with the exception of the date, which is expressed on the record in fair legible figures, as follows:— (b)
"March 30 th 1899"
I, Albert Blackwell above named, depose and say, that I hold the office of Grand Clerk in the town, county, and state aforesaid, and that the above is a true copy from the records of said city, with the exception above named as certified by me.
Wm. Underwood { John Clark Barnes
Subscribed and duly sworn to before me, this fifth day of July A. D. 186 7 I have no interest in this case.
Anna Brooks Justice of the Peace.
(a) Here fill in an exact transcript of the record, except that, instead of copying the figures, the date must be written in full. (b) Here give the date exactly as it is in the record.

No 318374 Frontier Land Claim Act of March 3 rd 1855.
Marshall Sage - Widow of Anthony Sage Private Revolutionary War
Damon C. Cheney Atty. Orange Massachusetts.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
BARNSTABLE, SS.
I, FREDERICK W. CROCKER, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts within and for the County of Barnstable, hereby certify that Jonathan Higgins Esquire, of Osterville , in said County, has been duly appointed, commissioned, qualified, and sworn to act as a Justice of the Peace within and for said County, and that the signature of the said Justice to the Annexed Declaration & affidavit
is to the best of my knowledge and belief, his true and genuine signature,
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Superior Court of said Commonwealth this first day of October in the year eighteen hundred and fifty two
Fred. W. Crocker Clerk.

STATE OF Rhode Island COUNTY OF Providence } ss.
I, Sam d Clark of Smithfield in the County and State aforesaid, doth depose and say, I am the Town Clerk in the Town of Smithfield and have the custody and keeping of the Records of the Births, Marriages, and Deaths of the aforesaid Town, and I certify that the following is a true copy of the record, which is expressed in fair legible dates and figures, as follows: Date of Death Oct 22 d 1839:
Name, Anthony Gage; Place of death Smithfield; Sex? Male Color: White, Condition, Married; Occupation, Mariner When Born, Harwich Mass. Parentage America; Where Buried Smithfield; J. Higgins, Informant, Attest Sam d Clark, Clerk
The foregoing declaration was sworn to and subscribed before me, on this Thirtieth day of July A. D. 1862; and I certify that I know the declarant to be the identical person he represents himself to be, and serving in the capacity above stated, and a person entitled to credit.
Daniel N. Paine Justice of the Peace.
STATE OF Rhode Island COUNTY OF Providence } ss.
I, John A. Gordin Clerk of the Supreme Court of the State for said County , do hereby certify that Daniel N. Paine Esquire, whose genuine signature appears above, is and was at the time of signing the same, an active Justice of the Peace for the County and State aforesaid, duly commissioned and qualified according to law, and that all his official acts as such, are entitled to full faith and credit. Given under my hand, this 7 th day of August A. D. 1862
John A. Gordin " "

No. 318.374 Bounty Land Claim Act of March 3 d 1855
Mrs Sally Page Willow St Anthony Page Private Revolutionary War

State of, Rhode Island County of Providence Town of Smithfield
(a) Date of Death October Twenty Seven, Eighteen Hundred and thirty one - Name + Surname of the deceased - Anthony Gage - Age Sixty Eight, died in Smithfield R.I. & was by occupation a Mariner & was born in Haverhill Mass.
I CERTIFY that the above is a true copy of the record, with the exception of the date, which is expressed on the record in fair legible figures, as follows:—(b)
"Oct n 22, 1831"
Sam Clark Town Clerk.
I, Sam Clark above named, depose and say, that I hold the office of Town Clerk in the town, county, and state aforesaid, and that the above is a true copy from the records of said town  town , with the exception above named as certified by me.
Sam Clark } Town Clerk
Subscribed and duly sworn to before me, this Tenth day of November A. D. 186 2 I have no interest in this case.
Riley E Borden Justice of the Peace.
(a) Here fill in an exact transcript of the record, except that, instead of copying the figures, the date must be written in full. (b) Here give the date exactly as it is in the record.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
Secretary's Office, Providence, November 25 1862
I HEREBY CERTIFY, That Riley E Borden Esquire, before whom the annexed Death was made, and who has thereunto subscribed his name, was at the time of so doing, a Justice of the Peace of the State of Rhode Island, in and for the town of Smithfield and as such, is by law authorized to take Depositions, and the acknowledgement of Deeds, and other Instruments, and to administer all necessary Oaths; that he is duly commissioned, as appears of record, and sworn; and I furthermore believe that his signature is genuine.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of the State, aforesaid, the day and year above written.
John R. Ladd Secretary of State

Additional Evidence Bounty land claim Act of March 3, 1853
Anthony Clapp due 3/8, 3/4
not on list of 10/12/62 3/8, 3/4
Joseph H. Baritt. Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
Rev. Case changed to Mr. Smart 3/10/62 D.C.

N 3 AUG 18 MS.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Aug 20 1881
FREE
Hon Joseph C. Seward Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.

Town clerk Harwich to this date as the public name bearing arms
Town clerk Sandwich as to a date of 1763
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wealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston.
July 9, 1862.
Whereby Certify, That from an examination of the Books and Documents relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department,
It appears that the name of Anthony Gage is borne upon "An Abstract of the wages, mileage and subsistence money due to Capt. Elisha Goff's company, Col. Turner's regiment when on duty in the five months service in Rhode Island." Service as a private, from July twenty fifth seventeen hundred and eighty one, to the twenty seventh of the twenty seventh of the succeeding November. Four months and one day.
On file in this office is a certificate, of which the following is a true copy,
(over)

To Thomas Ives, Esq.
Treasurer of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
Sir:-
This may certify that Anthony Baker and Anthony Gage, both of the town of Harwich in the county of Barnstable, were both of them in my company in Col. Wm. Turner's regiment, in the five months service on Rhode Island in 1781, as you will find by my muster roll in your office.
Ebenezer Gifford.
Last month, Feb. 26, 1785
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
Oliver Ames.
Secretary of the Commonwealth.

Commonwealth of Rhode Island Providence S.S.
I Sally Gage do depose and say that I am the widow of Simon Gage deceased who was a soldier in the war of the revolution that my said husband enlisted from the town of Hanwick in the said State and served one or more times the duration of said service is to me unknown.
I hereby constitute and appoint Dame E. Cheney of Orange Mass. my Attorney to apply for and receive from the Secretary of the Commonwealth the time and place of my husband's enlistment the officers under whom he served and the time and place of his discharge.
Witness my hand and seal this 25 th day of June 1862
Attest Francis C. Gage - Sally Gage
Oliver Carr Barnstable S.S. Providence S.S.
On this 25 th day of June A.D. 1862 personally appeared the above Gage named Sally Gage and made oath that the foregoing affidavit by her subscribed is true, and at the same time acknowledged the foregoing power of Attorney to be her free act. I further certify that I have no interest in any claim to which it may apply as evidence or concerned in its prosecution.
Before me
Daniel Pearce Justice of the Peace

THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS.
PROVIDENCE, SC.
CLERK'S OFFICE, SUPREME COURT, PROVIDENCE.
June 26 th A. D., 1862
I,
John H. Gann
Clerk of the SUPREME COURT of said State, within and for the County of Providence:
DO HEREBY CERTIFY, That Daniel Pinner is a Justice of the Peace for the town of Smithfield in said County & State &, as such was at the time of signing the annexed certificate duly appointed and qualified, and authorized to administer oaths and take depositions and the acknowledg- ment of deeds and other instruments, and that the signature to the annexed Certificate, purporting to be his, is genuine.
IN ATTESTATION WHEREOF, I hereto subscribe my name, and affix the Seal of said Court, the day and year above written.
John H. Gann Clerk.